Mathias DeRider 
CMYK Avenger An Interview with Jeremy Whitley – The Return of Unstoppable Wasp
Co-written with K. Tilden Frost The first time Kay and I bumped into the work of Jeremy Whitley was when GeekMom’s Karen Walsh sent Kay’s now-10 year old an autographed…
Don Rosa in Review – The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Artist’s Edition Volume 1
When I reorganized my room to accommodate two new bookshelves, I had to be economical with my use of space. Sure, there are my trade paperbacks, but there’s also my…
Showing Off The Shelves – February was WEIRD
Last month was weird. Since my last Showing Off The Shelves, things avalanched. I mean, they avalanched personally, but so did my collection. Three different jobs landed in my lap,…
How To Collect JLA (It’s complicated)
Justice League, historically, has had problems with its collections. The new Justice League International Omnibus printed some pages in the wrong order, for example, and outright omitted some dialogue. This…
Rare books have no value
Whatever you think the rarest book in this picture is, you are almost certainly wrong. I own a lot of trade paperbacks. There are a number of reasons I buy…
We are our own worst gatekeepers: Showing off the Shelves
I have an odd relationship with my trade paperback collection. It often grows faster than I can read, I have no illusions about that. There are numerous great deals out…
Comics, Barriers to Entry, and Ultimate Spider-Man
News of Brian Michael Bendis signing an exclusive contract with DC had me thinking about Ultimate Spider-Man, arguably the best thing he’s ever written. The voice of the series is…
Review: Jem and the Holograms Volume 1 – Showtime
Writer – Kelly Thompson, Sophie Campbell as co-plotter Covers & Interior Art – Sophie Campbell Colors – M. Victoria Robado Lettering – Shawn Lee, Tom Long, Robbie Robbins Editor –…
Chattering with Aaron Sparrow
I really couldn’t resist the title. Aaron Sparrow is nothing if not passionate. Twice over he’s worked to bring Darkwing Duck to comic books, and his work as a writer…
Showing off the Shelves – 484, for my Dad
This column has been in the works for awhile. It was originally intended to be a lighthearted thing, a regular Showing off the Shelves. But much like writing as a…